Blue Jay Barrens

I’m drawn to any catastrophe in the woods, so I thought I might as well talk about this third common occurrence resulting from the spring st...

Evidence of storm damage fills the woods. It would surely have been exciting to witness the lightning strike that left its mark on this Tuli...

The walking trails usually get at least one mowing per year. They should have been mowed in early July when the spring flowering plants were...

I found this neat little thing hanging from a tree branch in the woods. At first I thought it was the leftovers of a spider’s meal, but on c...

This has definitely been a summer for finding slug caterpillars. I found this Spiny Oak Slug munching away on my apple tree. This is a ...

A Shingle Oak is not supposed to turn brown in the middle of August. I’ve been watching this tree grow for 25 years and even during the wors...

Despite the vagaries of weather, Blue Jay Barrens cannot go through a full year without the soil in most areas becoming super dry. This flat...